Commitments

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Your Commitment Ceremony

Welcome!

I am offering a separate page for those of you considering honoring your love through a commitment ceremony. You may be thinking, "What's next?"
So here are some thoughts and suggestions to inspire you to give me a call or drop me a note to talk about the possibilities.

• Creating a commitment ceremony is very much like creating a wedding ceremony. They have a very similar "flow", and can include the same elements - vows, ring ceremony, readings, special touches.

• A commitment ceremony allows you to declare your love among family and friends, with intention -- "formally" - which is also a major focus of a wedding. In both, the most important feature is that the ceremony express the essence of your bond. Your partnership can be reflected in every aspect of the ceremony - from what you wear, to what is spoken, to the place where you hold it. This is also true if the ceremony consists of just the two of you.

• I will help you create a commitment ceremony that is true to your relationship. One that you will cherish for years to come!

For more details about how I work with you, please go to the web site page, "Services"

• Announce your ceremony… any way that feels right for the two of you. Be happy and proud to print your invitation to say any of the following in describing your ceremony:
• A Commitment Ceremony,
   • Wedding Ceremony,
      • Union Ceremony or
         • Marriage Ceremony.

Express Yourselves: Have your ceremony express in words, poetry, music and symbols how you feel about one another, your hopes and dreams for the future, your similarities and differences and the journey that brought you both together. Please read the section in this web site that explains more: "Services"

Your Presentation: Both of you can enter the room together or separately to the music or song you both love. As you complete the ceremony, you can have one or both of your parents or a special person in your life "present you". Or I can write a presentation piece to honor this moment in your ceremony.

Include Your Guests: In addition to your own personal vows, ask your guests to promise their love and support for your union together.
Guests are also often part of special ceremonies that you can include -
see below, "Ceremony Elements".

Put It In Writing: Include the signing of a Commitment Certificate after your ceremony. I will invite your witnesses and the two of you to sign a certificate that formally acknowledges your union. Your certificate can be a beautifully designed document! If you like, it will be one you can frame and hang in a place of honor in your home.

Ceremony Elements: So much to choose from! This is where your creativity and unique self can really play! Unity Candles, hand-fasting, exchange of flowers, offering food; from special readings to friends performing your favorite songs -
I offer you many pages of suggestions!

What to Wear: Wear what makes you feel good and comfortable. Incorporate colors that you like into your ceremony -- include in your invitations, attire and décor, if you like! Let me know your style, and I'll do my best to complement it as well.

Rehearsal: Rehearsals are very important! We'll focus especially on key parts like your entrance, the ring ceremony, exchange of vows, and the recessional. Once you're comfortable with what happens and when, you and everyone else in the ceremony is totally free to relax and enjoy it on The Day!

Include Something Creative and Lasting: If you are having an outdoor ceremony at your home, you could include a planting by your guests in your garden so that the ceremony is remembered from this day forward as love blooms! Or, we can create a certificate large enough for ALL your guests to sign. Other ideas welcome - they are part of the celebration!

Please get in touch to offer comments and join my mailing list.

E-mail: revelena@exceptionalcelabrations.com

Also Check our web site www.ultimatefreedomnow.com
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When we began planning our ceremony, we never imagined it could be so full of the love we feel for each other. You brought our feelings and words together to make a very memorable and beautifully personal ceremony for us. We are blessed with a wonderful family, both blood and extended, of which we now include you.
You are a gift.
~ Vada & Gypsy F., Carson, CA ~

We formed an alliance (with Elena) and created a beautiful ceremony, which displayed exactly who we are spiritually and emotionally. Elena intertwined Hawaiian and Hindu wedding prayers with eclectic wedding vows, a handfasting ceremony, and a touch of Orthodoxy through a circling ritual. ~ Kelly S. and Elena M ~

You were absolutely wonderful with our special day! The help you gave us writing our vows and organizing our thoughts was immeasurable. The ceremony was beautiful, and you were like one of the family. Everyone was in tears, including the brides! Thanks again for all your time and efforts.

~ Becky & Carey G. Barstow, CA ~